casters Difference

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What is the difference in the casters for the power station and the mark V?
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onevw wrote:What is the difference in the casters for the power station and the mark V?
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The power station version includes spacers(the legs are further apart).
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Can you use the ones made for the V and just add the spacers?
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onevw wrote:Can you use the ones made for the V and just add the spacers?
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Yes, in a pinch I have stacked washers to fill the space between the casters and the power station legs.
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SDSSmith wrote:Yes, in a pinch I have stacked washers to fill the space between the casters and the power station legs.
9/16" each(4) IIRC.
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